The arte of logick Plainely taught in the English tongue, according to the best approued authors. Very necessary for all students in any profession, how to defend any argument against all subtill sophisters, and cauelling schismatikes, and how to confute their false syllogismes, and captious arguments. By M. Blundevile.

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First, it is called Proprium, which is proper to one onely kind, but not to the whole kind, as to be a Poet or Musitian, is proper to man, but not to euery man: Secondly, it is called proper that belongeth to al the kind, but not to that kind alone: as to be two∣footed, belongeth to al mankind, but not to that kind alone: for •…•…l flying foules are also two footed: Thirdly, it is said to be proper, when it belongeth to one only kind and to all that kind, but yet not alwaies: as to be hore-headed or bald, is proper to man in old age, but yet not alwaies: Fourthly, it is said to be proper, or rather most proper, which is incident to one kinde alone, to all that kinde and alwaies, as to haue a naturall aptnes to laugh or to speake is proper to man onely, to euery man, and alwaies, and therefore this kind of property is said to be conuertible, with the kinde whereunto it belongeth, as whatsoeuer hath naturally power to speak or laugh, the same is man, and whatsoeuer is man, the same hath power to speake or laugh.